by Kyle Boreing | Mar 26, 2018 | Audio, Commentary & Observations, Music Tech, Recording Oddities
I’ve lamented in reviews over and over and over again about compression in modern recording. Often readers misunderstand what I mean by compression. Consider this an effort to try to clear the air a bit and help you understand why I’m complaining (well,...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 7, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Interviews, Music Business, Music Tech, Social Media
37 years ago today, I did my first concert as a “professional” Gospel Pianist. It surely doesn’t seem like 37 years ago. March 7, 1981 — Gerald Wolfe (@geraldwolfe1) March 7, 2018 Although he got his “official” start in 1981, it was in 1986,...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 1, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Tech
Tracks aren’t going anywhere. They’re here to stay, and not just in southern gospel music. More and more mainstream artists are dropping live touring musicians in favor of tracks, both for the amount of control they give artists AND the support they offer...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 19, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, History
Last week, I received my ballot to nominate individuals to be inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association’s Hall Of Fame (SGMA HOF). At the bottom of this article, I have posted the SGMA’s criteria for selecting a SGMA HOF inductee. It is...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 20, 2018 | Awards Shows, Commentary & Observations, Singing News
Here’s a new approach to determining the top overall songwriter(s) over the period of a year. I’ve taken the top five songs from each month in Singing News starting in February 2017 and concluding in January 2018. (I chose to include January 2018 rather...
by Kyle Boreing | Jan 17, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, History, Music Business
In my last article, I wrote about third-party labels who lease masters from record companies in order to invest in a remaster and/or re-issue of that material that the original company either has no interest or see no value in releasing themselves. Brian Fuson brought...